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Basavana Bagewadi is a municipality and taluka in Vijayapura district in the state of Karnataka, India.
Demographics
Template:As of India census,[1] the town of Basavana Bagevadi had a population of 28,582. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Basavana Bagevadi had an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 16% of the population was under 6 years of age.
Basavana Bagevadi Religion Data 2011
Population, 33,198
Hindu, 82.96%
Muslim, 15.90%
www.census2011.co.in
Geography
The town of Basavana Bagewadi is in Basavana Bagewadi Taluka. The town of Basavana Bagewadi is situated along Bijapur–Bangalore National Highway No.13 at a distance of Template:Convert from Bijapur, and Template:Convert distance from the state capital of Bangalore.
There are 38 panchayat villages in Basavana Bagewadi Taluka:[2] Template:Columns-list
Government
The Town Municipal Council (TMC) Basavana Bagewadi was constituted in 1973. The TMC has 23 wards and equal number of councilors and 5 Numbers of Nominee Councilors. Basavana Bagewadi TMC stretches to an area of 10.30 sq km. Kudagi super national thermal power project Template:Convert, Basavan Bagewadi road Railway Station Template:Convert.[3]
In 1994 the town elected Patil Basanagoda Somanagouda, a representative of the Indian National Congress party.[4]
In 2012 the town's MLA of India S.K. Bellubbi handed over 623 houses to flood victims.[5]
History
Basavana Bagewadi town is claimed to be the birthplace of Basava, the philosopher of the Lingayat sect. The Basaveshwar Temple was constructed in the 11th century during the rule of the Chalukya dynasty.Template:Citation needed
See also
References
- ↑ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ Reports of National Panchayat Directory: Village Panchayat Names of Basavana Bagewadi, Bijapur, Karnataka. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ↑ Basavana Bagewadi Karnataka India Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Karnataka Assembly Election 1994]. Empowering India.
- ↑ Basavana Bagewadi MLA S K Bellubbi handed over 623 newly built houses to flood affected families of Donur village in Basavana Bagewadi taluk on Tuesday. The Times of India(3 July 2012). Retrieved 2018-07-16.
External links
- Bijapur District Official Website. Bijapur District.